Victoria’s unpopular EV tax will take a again seat for a bit if the Liberals/Nationals emerge victorious in subsequent month’s state election.
A user-pays cost was applied for Victorian-registered zero and low-emissions autos (ZLEVs) by the Andrews Authorities in July 2021; which on the time was described because the “worst EV policy in the world“.
Beneath the state’s ZLEV Highway-Consumer Cost, homeowners of electric vehicles and hydrogen autos (HEVs) have been initially charged 2.5 cents per kilometre, and plug-in hybrid electrical car (PHEV) homeowners 2.zero cents per kilometre travelled. Each prices elevated on July 1, 2022 to 2.6 cents per km and a couple of.1 cents per km respectively. There are some exemptions from the ZLEV Highway-Consumer Cost.
Maybe because of backlash in opposition to the cost, the Andrews Authorities launched a Zero Emissions Car (ZEV) subsidy. The state of affairs had turn out to be a case of robbing Peter to pay Peter.
Given the opposition seen, a number of different states desirous to introduce an EV tax – Western Australia, New South Wales and South Australia – determined it wasn’t the fitting time and are deferring it to 20271.
And that’s what Victorian Liberal Chief Matt Guy has pledged, saying yesterday afternoon that beneath a Liberal/Nationals authorities the ZLEV Highway-Consumer Cost can be paused till 2027. Moreover, 600 new EV charging stations can be established throughout the state as a part of the Coalition’s long-term financial plan for Victoria.
The price of pausing the EV tax is reportedly $82.2 million (which appears quite excessive) and for the EV charging station rollout, $50 million.
Labor’s “Again To The Future” Vitality Coverage Panned
On a associated observe, the Andrews Authorities’s announcement final week it will finish reliance on privatised coal and transition Victoria to renewable electrical energy by 2035 is proving to be a tough act to comply with. Labor intends reviving the State Electrical energy Fee (SEC) to construct new renewable power tasks.
“Renewable power is the long run: it’s good for our local weather, good for decrease energy payments and good for jobs,” stated Premier Andrews. “Labor is doing what issues. We’ll carry energy again into the palms of Victorians by creating government-owned power – conserving payments down and the lights on.”
However the VIC Libs seized on comments from some corners criticising Dan’s plan; and have labeled it a “again to the long run power coverage”.
“In distinction, the Liberals and Nationals have a sensible and achievable power plan which is able to ship dependable, inexpensive and more and more cleaner power, whereas conserving the lights on and placing downward stress on costs.”
The main points of that plan can be found here.
It’s 31 days till the Victorian election and pledges to punters are nonetheless being made. As election day attracts nearer, we’ll submit of a abstract of what Labor, the Liberals/Nationals and the Greens are committing to when it comes to renewable power and electrical autos right here on SolarQuotes. Sign up for the SolarQuotes newsletter to remain knowledgeable!
Footnotes
- Or within the case of NSW and SA, when electrical autos make up 30 per cent of all new car gross sales (whichever comes first) ↩